Master training

Introduction to Pain [currently being updated]

Introductory lectures to understand the basics in pain research and treatments

ITP | 3 ECTS

ITP ROF sheet

Timing:

Master 1, Semester 2

Content:

• The Introduction to Pain Teaching unit aims to present the fundamental bases of pain within a Neuroscience framework.
  A first series of courses presents the major concepts and definitions to differentiate between nociception and pain and to characterize the various components of pain (sensori-discriminative, affective, emotional, cognitive). Sequentially, processes leading from the nociceptive stimulus to the emergence of pain are addressed (detection, integration, transmission, ascending pathways and descending controls, cortical integration, and perception). These notions are illustrated from an experimental standpoint in animals and humans through molecular, cellular, anatomical, (electro)physiological, behavioral, and brain imaging approaches. Beyond the pain theme, the teaching unit thus addresses the cross-sectional study of a function of the nervous system.
  A second block of courses presents the current challenges in the field of pain,  addressed by specialists: pain research in animals, ethical aspects, human research and clinical practice, pain pharmacology research, and psychosocial aspects.

Targeted skills:

• - Acquiring the specific vocabulary of the pain domain,
  - Understanding and manipulating the basic concepts of nociception and pain,
  - Relating the different aspects of pain and their levels of analysis in animals and humans,
  - Understanding the societal implications of fundamental and clinical research on pain.

Person in charge:

Pierre Veinante: veinantep[at]unistra.fr

Technical Internship

A 6-week laboratory internship

INT | 3 ECTS

Master 1 Internship information

Timing:

Master 1, Semester 2

Content:

• Immerse into a research team and understand the team's research topic and used techniques.

To contact a EURIDOL research team, browse through the list of laboratories of the Strasbourg Pain Initiative

Advanced Knowledge in Pain [currently being updated]

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AKIP | 3 ECTS

AKIP ROF Sheet

Timing:

Master 2, Semester 3

Content:

• From various examples of research in the field of pain, this teaching unit illustrates how current knowledge is constructed through scientific research. The courses, conducted in English, combine a portion of scientific lectures presenting the context, hypotheses, experiments, and results that have recently advanced understanding on a given question.

  These advancements are presented by the researcher who conducted them, supplemented by a more general course on the state of knowledge. While the majority of the courses are in the field of biology, examples of clinical research, therapeutic chemistry, and human and social sciences will also be presented. These courses will be complemented by tutorial sessions on writing protocols, data analysis, and critical evaluation (reviewing) of scientific articles.

Targeted skills:

• - Being able to understand a scientific conference in English, comprehend the underlying scientific approach, and extract the main knowledge to retain,
  - Knowing how to design and write a scientific protocol,

   - Being able to analyze scientific data,
  - Knowing how to critically evaluate a scientific publication.

Person in charge:

Michel Barrot: mbarrot[at]unistra.fr

Pain from Bench to Bedside [currently being updated]

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P2B | 3 ECTS

P2B ROF Sheet

Timing:

Master 2, Semester 3

Content:

• In this teaching unit, research methods used in the human subject and with patients will be presented. This includes both basic and interventional research tools. Examples will be drawn from work and clinical trials currently being carried out at the University of Strasbourg by INSERM and CNRS research laboratories. After a series of theoretical lectures outlining these aspects, students will be asked to prepare a clinical research project on the topic of their choice. The work will be done in pairs and tutored until (1) the production of a state-of-the-art report explaining the project and justifying the desired research and (2) the presentation of the chosen methodology, patient selection, non-inclusion and exclusion criteria.

Targeted skills:

• - Knowledge of research methods in human subjects and patients,

  - Justifying clinical work to set up a clinical trial after preclinical characterization,

  - Identifying the ethical limits and vulnerability factors that may or may not justify a clinical trial.

Person in charge:

Pierrick Poisbeau: poisbeau[at]unistra.fr

The Pain Lab [currently being updated]

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TPL | 3 ECTS

TPL ROF Sheet

Timing:

Master 2, Semester 3

Content:

• The aim of this course is to enable students to manipulate the research tools used to study pain in both humans and animals. To this end, students will be welcomed on the ComptOpt functional exploration platform and at Ci2N to receive a demonstration of existing tools, which they will then have the opportunity to use in practical work. They will have to draw up a mini research project, find out about the scientific literature on the subject and, when possible, retrieve data for detailed analysis (or work on raw data supplied to them), then perform the statistical analysis. To this end, they will be offered the opportunity to work on behavioral or electrophysiological data processing softwares (brainVision Analyzer, Animaze...).

Targeted skills:

• - Implementing tools for measuring pain in animals and humans,
  - Understanding the advantages and limitations of these tools,
  - Setting up an experimental design with appropriate control groups.

Persons in charge:

Meggane Melchior: mmelchior[at]unistra.fr

Master 2 Internship

A 5 to 6-month research internship

INT | 30 ECTS

Master 2 Internship information

Timing:

Master 2, Semester 4

Objectives:

• Integrate into a research team and conduct the Master's work and thesis

To contact a EURIDOL research team, browse through the list of laboratories of the Strasbourg Pain Initiative